# 太政大臣
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| だい Grade: 2 | しょう > じょう Grade: 5 | だい Grade: 1 | じん Grade: 4 |
| kan'yōon | goon | goon | goon |
Compound of 太政 (daijō, “imperial government”, on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) だいじょーだいじん [dàíjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
* IPA: [da̠iʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

#### Noun

太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) • (daijō-daijin)
* (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”
    Synonyms: 則闕の官 (sokketsu no kan), 大相国 (taishōkoku, daishōkoku)
* (politics, historical, colloquial) Synonym of 太政大臣 (dajō-daijin, “the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the Meiji period”)

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

##### Derived terms

* 太(だい)政(じょう)入(にゅう)道(どう) (daijō-nyūdō, “daijō-daijin entering the priesthood”)
* 後(ご)京(きょう)極(ごく)摂政(せっしょう)前(さきの)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Gokyōgoku Sesshō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
* 入(にゅう)道(どう)前(さきの)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Nyūdō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
* 法(ほっ)性(しょう)寺(じ)入(にゅう)道(どう)前(さきの)関(かん)白(ぱく)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Hosshōji Nyūdō Saki no Kanpaku Daijō-daijin)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| だ Grade: 2 | しょう > じょう Grade: 5 | だい Grade: 1 | じん Grade: 4 |
| kan'yōon | goon | goon | goon |
Compound of 太政 (dajō, “imperial government”, variant on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) だじょーだいじん [dàjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
* IPA: [da̠ʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

#### Noun

太(だ)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) • (dajō-daijin)
* (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the Meiji period
* (politics, historical, colloquial) Synonym of 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin, “the head of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm””)

##### Derived terms

* 太(だ)政(じょう)入(にゅう)道(どう) (dajō-nyūdō, “dajō-daijin entering the priesthood”)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| おお Grade: 2 | まつりごと(の) Grade: 5 | おおまえつぎみ | おおまえつぎみ |
| おお Grade: 2 | まつりごと(の) Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
| nanori | kun'yomi | jukujikun | jukujikun |
First attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (1241).
Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).

#### Noun

太(おお)政(まつりごとの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi)
* (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| おお Grade: 2 | まつりごと(の) Grade: 5 | おおまつぎみ | おおまつぎみ |
| おお Grade: 2 | まつりごと(の) Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
| nanori | kun'yomi | jukujikun | jukujikun |
Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (machigimi → matsugimi, “senior minister”).

#### Noun

太(おお)政(まつりごとの)大臣(おおまつぎみ) • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmatsugimi)
* (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

### Etymology 5

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| おおきおとど ||||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
| jukujikun ||||
Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).

#### Noun

太政大臣(おおきおとど) • (ōki otodo)
* (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

### Etymology 6

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| おおきおおいどの ||||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
| jukujikun ||||
Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大殿 (ōidono, “government minister”).

#### Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいどの) • (ōki ōidono)
* (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

### Etymology 7

Kanji in this term :
| 太 | 政 | 大 | 臣 |
| おおきおおいもうちぎみ ||||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
| jukujikun ||||
Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, “Daijō-kan superior”).

#### Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) • (ōki ōimōchigimi)
* (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”
    Synonym: 太政官 (ōimatsurigoto no tsukasa)

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

### Coordinate terms

* 左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (sadaijin), 左(ひだりの)大臣(おとど) (hidari no otodo), 左(ひだりの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (hidari no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the left”)
* 右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (udaijin), 右(みぎの)大臣(おとど) (migi no otodo), 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (migi no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the right”)
* 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) (naidaijin), 内(うちの)大臣(おとど) (uchi no otodo), 内(うちの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (uchi no ōmaetsugimi, “minister of the interior”)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Old Japanese
### Etymology

From 大き (opoki$_1$, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjective 大し (oposi), “great”) +‎ 政 (maturigo$_2$to$_2$, “government, rule”) +‎ の (no$_2$, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (opomape$_1$tuki$_1$mi$_1$, “government minister”).

### Noun

太政大臣 (opoki$_1$maturigo$_2$to$_2$ no$_1$ opomape$_1$tuki$_1$mi$_1$) (kana おほきまつりごとのおほまへつきみ)
* (politics) the head of the 太政官 (Opoki$_1$maturigo$_2$to$_2$ no$_2$ Tukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

#### Descendants

* Japanese: 太政大臣 (ōimatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), in modern dictionaries